Question:
Read Luke 4:1-8. What was the purpose of the Lord being tempted?

Answer:
He was tempted to prove that He was absolutely holy and thus He could not sin, and the way He acted is an example for us on how to handle temptation. He was tempted three times, and each time He answered Satan with Scripture. (See Hebrews 2:18, Hebrews 4:15, 16). Adam and Eve were tested in the Garden of Eden with the tree of knowledge of good and evil. They were tested under the most ideal circumstances and they failed. Christ was tested under the worst circumstances and He did not fail. By the Lord going through the temptation it gave Him the personal knowledge of what we go through (Hebrews 5:5-9). “Being made perfect” means being made a perfect Saviour by going to the cross. He was obedient to His Father, and thus He became the perfect offering for salvation.

Luke 4:4. The Lord responded, “It is written.” We need to get to know the Word so we can use it when temptation comes our way. It is so important to get something from the Word each day, meditate on it and then the Lord can use it to defeat the enemy. We need to hide the Word in our heart, not just in our head (Psalm 119:11).
Psalm 32:8. If we look to the Lord to see which way His eye is turning, then we will know what step to take next, and it will be His way, not our way. If we want the Lord to guide us, we have to be willing to let Him guide us (John 7:17). We need to be close to Him to see where His eye is guiding. Like Abraham we should be close to the Lord in everything we do. We must yield our bodies a living sacrifice to Him, and be not conformed to this world by having our minds renewed with the Word, and then there will be a change in our outward living (Romans 12:1, 2).